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British prison reform items

 Collection — manuscript box: 87 - folder 1
Identifier: 8037m

Scope and content

Leaflet and two clippings concerning prison issues in Britain. The leaflet and one of the clippings describe the Howard Association, "instituted (under the patronage of the late Lord Brougham) for the promotion of the best methods of penal treatment and crime prevention." The other clipping concerns the issue of prison labor.

Dates

  • circa 1870.

Language of Material

In English.

Extent

3 items. (3 items.)

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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